The fever lasted three days, and even the doctors had given up hope. My parents were on the verge of despair. Only Bradyn refused to give up, desperately searching for a way to save me.
He traveled alone to a church at a high altitude to pray and brought me back this lucky charm.
It was strange. After the lucky charm was placed under my pillow, I recovered from the fever by the next day.
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Bradyn's disheveled but smiling face.
The light in his eyes was so bright that it illuminated my entire world.
From that moment on, my heart seemed to beat solely for him.
For nine years, I orbited around him. It was so long that he became a habit I couldn't break.
Bradyn glanced at the lucky charm in my hand and scoffed.
"It's just some trinket. I didn't expect that you would treat it like it's priceless."
I finally understood. To him, I was just like that trinket, something insignificant, easily discarded.
The car pulled into the Ruiz's house.
After getting out, Bradyn took a deep breath and then frowned in disgust before reluctantly grabbing my hand.
I knew he was only doing it for our parents, but I recoiled inside.